78-year-old Alabama woman graduates with bachelor s degree
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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78-year-old Alabama woman graduates college
Vivian Cunningham graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 8 after pursuing her Liberal Studies bachelor’s degree for six years, according to the university (Credit: Samford University via Storyful).
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A 78-year-old Alabama woman is proving it s never too late to finish what you started after graduating with her bachelor s degree.
Vivian Cunningham took courses decades ago through a tuition reimbursement program when she was employed at the Alabama Power Company, but never had the time to earn a bachelor’s degree until she retired.
I want the knowledge : 78-year-old woman graduates from Alabama university
By Layla Ferris
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - It was a big day for one 78-year-old woman.
On May 8, Vivian Cunningham graduated from Samford University in Birmingham after pursuing her Liberal Studies bachelor’s degree for six years, according to the Alabama university.
Decades ago, Cunningham took courses through a tuition reimbursement program when she was employed at the Alabama Power Company, but never had the time to earn a bachelor’s degree until she retired.
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A Samford University press release said Cunningham, a single mother of two children, worked at an Atlanta dress shop, and then returned to Birmingham to work as a night-shift custodian at the Alabama Power Company for the next 13 years. Cunningham then worked her way up to a daytime job in Alabama Power’s mail room.